Definitions

likeness

[lahyk-nis] / ˈlaɪk nɪs /

NOUN

resemblance; something that corresponds

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depiction effigy facsimile image photograph portrait replica reproduction

STRONG

Xerox affinity agreement alikeness analogy appearance carbon clone comparison conformity copy counterpart delineation ditto double equality equivalence form guise identicalness identity model parallelism photocopy picture representation resemblance sameness semblance similarity simile similitude study uniformity

WEAK

analogousness comparableness dead ringer knockoff lookalike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entity original

STRONG

difference disagreement discord dissimilarity inequality opposition reality unlikeness

Example Sentences

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A new bipartisan college-sports bill aims to regulate the name, image and likeness era in college sports.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Attorneys for Lipa filed the suit Friday in a US court in California, claiming "massive, continuing, unauthorized commercial exploitation of her valuable image and likeness by Samsung on cardboard television boxes."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The lawsuit includes allegations of copyright infringement, trademark infringement and misappropriation of Lipa's likeness and image.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Flanking the Hunt likeness, the delayed but imposing 6-foot-3-inch draped caryatids represent both “Architecture” and “Painting and Sculpture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In the dark crypts below Winterfell, a stonemason was chiseling out his father's likeness in granite.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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